Maine

The Northern Lights are "the most visible effect of the sun's activity on the Earth's atmosphere," NASA explains.

Nearly half a million energy customers are without power following the severe weather on Sunday night.

Maine, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin reported single-day records one day after the election.

Collins had been tipped to lose her seat, with polls largely leaning against her in the run-up to the vote.

The poll, which was conducted by Colby College in Maine, found Gideon, leading by four points, as 47 percent said they'd vote for her, while 43 percent sided with Collins.

Local election officials say Alyssa Dau, 19, of Bowdoinham, attempted to vote as her former roommate, Evangelia Suleiman, with an absentee ballot.

"We ask your forgiveness," Pastor Matthew Shaw said on Sunday. "We apologize that the sickness came to our church."

Though Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska had previously said she would vote against Barrett because the hearings were before the election, on Saturday she announced she had changed her mind.

The latest outbreak is the second that has been linked to a church in the state.

Last month, through her personal action committee,Dirigo PAC, Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, contributed $400 each to the campaigns of Kevin Bushey and Brian Redmond.

Senator Collins has split with President Trump on several issues: the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, his stance on health care and the opening up of 5,000 square miles of water to commercial fishing, which would roll back protection at a marine conservation area near Maine.

Average daily new cases were on a downward trend in several eastern states, includng Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island, in recent weeks.

Police said Nicholas Mitchell is a former associate of "It'll be Pizza company" which manufactures products for Portland Pie.

The poll, which was conducted by Data for Progress, surveyed likely voters in three states from September 23 to September 28 and found three Republican Senators—Martha McSally from Arizona, Joni Ernst from Iowa and Susan Collins from Maine—at risk of losing their seat in the November election.

"I want to cut these masks right in front of our viewers," Max Linn said as he sliced face coverings into pieces with a pair of scissors.

Maine will be the first state in U.S. history to use this voting process in a presidential election.

The suspect allegedly targeted homes that had Trump signs displayed on their front lawn.

A new New York Times/Sienna College poll shows incumbent GOP Senators in three states at risk of losing in the November 3 election.

As total U.S. deaths approach 200,000, these states have avoided the worst of the pandemic.

In a Quinnipiac University poll, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden had the support of 53 percent of white likely voters with no four-year college degree.

The deaths add to the five reported Monday by the state's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 160 coronavirus cases have been linked to a wedding that took place in the Millinocket area of Maine last month.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said that President Donald Trump "should have been straightforward with the American people" about the "hard facts" of the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday.

The Maine CDC first announced its investigation into the wedding August 17, reporting 24 positive COVID-19 cases from wedding guests. That number has since increased sixfold to 144 cases.

Nirav D. Shah said the wedding has been linked to outbreaks at a rehabilitation center and at the York County Jail.

"What concerns me... is the fact that the number of individuals who were affected from that initial setting was higher than we would have anticipated," said Maine CDC director Dr. Nirav Shah.

A staff member at the jail had attended the wedding reception, later testing positive for coronavirus.

"Social gatherings such as weddings and receptions pose an elevated risk for virus transmission," Maine's CDC cautioned.

Average daily new cases have been on an upward trend in several states in the Midwest, including Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.

Dozens of people tested positive after attending the event in Penobscot County.